What type of school is Sofunda Secondary School?

Sofunda Secondary School is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Sofunda Secondary School has 595 enrolled learners and 20 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 30:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is Sofunda Secondary School located?

Sofunda Secondary School is in Mhluzi, NKANGALA district, Mpumalanga. Address: 5531 ZANDILE STREET, MHLUZI, MIDDELBURG, 1050.

Sofunda Secondary School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800021923

Mhluzi, NKANGALA, Mpumalanga

595

Learners

30:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Sofunda Secondary School?

Sofunda Secondary School is a public secondary school in Mhluzi, within the NKANGALA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 595 enrolled learners and 20 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Sofunda Secondary School?

Learner-educator ratio relative to schools in the same quintile and phase. This includes all staff classified as educators (teachers, HODs, principals) — actual class sizes may differ.

Lower L:E ratio than 31%

(Q5 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

Matric Results

Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.

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What other schools are near Sofunda Secondary School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Mvuzo Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,357 learners 38 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 48%

Middelburg · 0.5km away

Mthombeni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,335 learners 41 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 69%

Mhluzi · 0.5km away

Zikuphule Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,397 learners 40 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 18%

Mhluzi · 0.9km away

Elusindisweni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

685 learners 20 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 58%

Middelburg · 1km away

Sozama Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ4

942 learners 29 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 50%

Mhluzi · 1km away

Which schools are similar to Sofunda Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Mhluzi with a similar quintile (Q5).

Tshwenyane Combined School

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,228 learners 44 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 36%

Mhluzi

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5531 ZANDILE STREET, MHLUZI, MIDDELBURG, 1050

0132411123

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.